The Bantu Presbyterian Church in South Africa and ecumenism, 1940–1999

dc.contributor.authorDuncan, Graham A.
dc.contributor.emailgraham.duncan@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-24T12:48:09Z
dc.date.available2020-02-24T12:48:09Z
dc.date.issued2019-10
dc.descriptionThis research is part of the research project, ‘History of Theological Education in Africa’ directed by Prof. Dr Graham Duncan of the Department of Church History and Church Polity at the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractFrom 1940, ecumenical developments in the Presbyterian/Congregational corpus in Southern Africa became more tortuous and complex, with an expansion of the number of denominations involved in union negotiations to include the Bantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa (BPCSA, from 1979 the Reformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa, RPCSA), the Congregational Union of South Africa, later the United Congregational Church of South Africa, the Presbyterian Church of Southern Africa and the Tsonga Presbyterian Church (TPC, later the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of South Africa, EPCSA). The problem statement centres around the complex situation that despite substantial similarities in doctrine, liturgy and polity, as well as involvement in the Church Unity Commission and the South African Council of Churches, the union proved to be elusive. The aim of this article is to investigate the dynamics of the developing relationships and hindrances to closer relationships in the wider South African context. This study is conducted from the perspective of the BPCSA and RPCSA, and the methodology is based predominantly on archival research.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentChurch History and Church Policyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2020en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.hts.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationDuncan, G.A., 2019, ‘The Bantu Presbyterian Church in South Africa and Ecumenism, 1940–1999’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 75(4), a5289. https://DOI.org/10.4102/hts.v75i4.5289.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/hts.v75i4.5289
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/73518
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS Open Journalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectChurches of European originen_ZA
dc.subjectPresbyterian corpus in Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectCongregational corpus in Southern Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectBantu Presbyterian Church of South Africa (BPCSA)en_ZA
dc.subjectTsonga Presbyterian Church (TPC)en_ZA
dc.subjectReformed Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (RPCSA)en_ZA
dc.subjectEvangelical Presbyterian Church of South Africa (EPCSA)en_ZA
dc.subjectEcumenismen_ZA
dc.titleThe Bantu Presbyterian Church in South Africa and ecumenism, 1940–1999en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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